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Edward Norton LorenzWikipedia

Edward Norton Lorenz (May 23, 1917 April 16, 2008) was an American mathematician, meteorologist, and a pioneer of chaos theory, along with Mary Cartwright. He introduced the strange attractor notion and coined the term butterfly effect

SubductionWikipedia

Although the process of subduction as it occurs today is fairly well understood, its origin remains a matter of discussion and continuing study. Subduction initiation can occur spontaneously if denser oceanic lithosphere is able to

What are the Earth's Layers?Universe Today

1· The development of modern mining techniques and growing attention to the importance of minerals and their natural distribution also helped to spur the development of modern geology. In 1774, German geologist Abraham

Airborne Geophysical Survey Workshop

PowerPoint PresentationYour Planet Earth

The Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics Structure of the Earth The Earth is made up of 3 main layers: Core Mantle Crust The Crust This is where we live! The Earths crust is made of: How do we know what the Earth is made

geologyscienceBritannica

During mountain building, rocks became highly deformed, and the primary objective of structural geology is to elucidate the mechanism of formation of the many types of structures (e.g., folds and faults) that arise from such deformation

Gold Prospecting in the United StatesGeology and

4· Home » Gold » Gold Prospecting in the United States Gold Prospecting in the United States Republished from "Prospecting for Gold in the United States," Lode gold: Gold ore from the Olinghouse epithermal deposit.

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Geology, Prospecting and Exploration for Iron Ore

Geology, Prospecting and Exploration for Iron Ore Deposits Iron has been known since antiquity. Iron is ubiquitous in the lithosphere as either a major constituent or in trace amounts. In abundance it ranks fourth behind oxygen